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Res. 1593
Res. 1593
ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo held a press briefing on 5 April 2005, after receiving from UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan a sealed envelope including a list of individuals named by the Commission of Inquiry as suspects of grave international crimes.
Close to midnight on 31 March 2005, the United Nations Security Council voted to refer the situation in Darfur, Sudan to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, the Security Council vote counted 11 countries in favor of the referral, none against and 4 countries—Algeria, Brazil, China and the United States—abstaining. This Security Council vote marks the first time the Security Council has referred a case to the ICC whose treaty, the Rome Statute, came into force on 1 July 2002. On 6 June 2005, the Prosecutor of the ICC, Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo officially opened an investigation into crimes committed in Darfur. Under Council Resolution 1593 (2005), the ICC Prosecutor is invited to address the Council every six months on the progress of his investigation in Darfur.
Government and Inter-governmental Documents
Authorascending Date and Title
Algeria
31 Mar 2005
Explanation of vote on Security Council Resolution 1593, referring the situation in Darfur to the ICC
1051|1052English
Australia
06 Apr 2005
Media Release – Australia supports Security Council decision to refer Darfur to ICC
3349|3350English
Belgium
05 June 2008
Déclaration de la Belgique auprès des Nations Unies (Darfour)
8427|8428English
Belgium
03 Dec 2008
Statement on the Eighth Report of the Prosecutor of the ICC pursuant to Resolution 1593
9673|9723English
9673|9723French
Burkina Faso
05 June 2008
Déclaration sur le rapport du procurer de la Cour Penale Internationale sur le Soudan
8415|8416French
Burkina Faso
03 Dec 2008
Statement on the Eighth Report of the Prosecutor of the ICC pursuant to Resolution 1593
9695|9724English
9695|9724French
Canada
01 Apr 2005
Statement by Prime Minister Paul Martin following statement after the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1593 on Sudan
1048|1049English
1048|1049French
ICC Statements and Reports
Author Title Date
OTP- ICC
 12638|12639
Eleventh Report of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to the UN Security Council Pursuant To UNSCR 1593 (2005)
 11 June 2010
OTP-ICC
 12604|12605
Crimes in Darfur continue. To stop the crimes, arrest the criminals, Ahmad Harun and Ali Kushayb - ICC Prosecutor
 11 June 2010
OTP-ICC
 12606|12607
Statement before the UNSC
 11 June 2010
ICC-OTP
 11662|11663
ICC Prosecutor Statement to UNSC
 04 Dec 2009
ICC
 9600|9601
ICC Prosecutor Eighth Report to UN Security Council
 03 Dec 2008
ICC(OTP)
 9596|9597
ICC Prosecutor: States must gear up for arrests
 03 Dec 2008
ICC-OTP
 8413|8414
Statement by Luis Moreno-Ocampo to the UN Security Council on Darfur
 05 June 2008
NGO Letters, Papers, Reports, and Statements
Author Title Date
HRW
 8321|8322
US: Confront Sudan's Defiance on Darfur
 22 Apr 2008
HRW
 8327|8328
Security Council: Urge Cooperation with the International Criminal Court
 29 Nov 2007
HRW
 8335|8336
Sudan: Peacekeeper Killings are War Crimes
 01 Oct 2007
HRW
 8333|8334
Letter to the U.N. Security Council on Sudan Sanctions and Civilian Protection in Darfur
 14 Aug 2006
HRW and ICG
 8331|8332
Security Council Must Take Action to Protect Civilians in Darfur
 31 Jan 2006
HRW
 8323|8324
U.N.: Security Council Must Act on Darfur
 17 Mar 2005
HRW
 8329|8330
U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Why Alternatives to the ICC Are Inadvisable for Darfur External
 15 Feb 2005
NGO Media Statements
Author Title Date
CICC
 13603|13604
GLOBAL COALITION CALLS ON STATES TO REITERATE COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE FOR DARFUR
 08 Dec 2010
HRW
 13605|13606
UN Security Council: Press Sudan to Cooperate With ICC
 08 Dec 2010
FIDH
 12619|12620
The Security Council should condemn the continued commission of crimes in Darfur and order sanctions against individuals responsible for them
 11 June 2010
CICC
 12597|12598
Global Coalition says governments committed to justice should support ICC Darfur investigation
 10 June 2010
Human Rights Watch
 12595|12596
UN Security Council: Press Sudan to Cooperate With ICC
 10 June 2010
CICC
 11657|11658
Global Coalition Urges Security Council to Support ICC Investigation in Darfur
 04 Dec 2009
Amnesty International
 10519|10520
UN Security Council should support ICC over Darfur
 05 June 2009
Quotes and Statements
Author Title Date
UNSC
 7671|7672
Security Council Statements on the Court’s Investigation in Darfur
 05 Dec 2007
UN Reports, Resolutions, and Statements
Author Title Date
Security Council
 3318|3319
Provisional Draft Resolution 1593, referring the situation in Darfur to the ICC: United Kingdom
 31 Mar 2005
Security Council
 3360|3361
Resolution 1593, referring the situation in Darfur to the ICC
 31 Mar 2005
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan
 3366|3367
Statement following Security Council Resolution 1593, referring the situation in Darfur to the ICC
 31 Mar 2005
UNSC
 8246|8247
SECURITY COUNCIL REFERS SITUATION IN DARFUR, SUDAN, TO PROSECUTOR OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT- Resolution 1593 (2005) Adopted by Vote of 11 in FavourTo None Against, with 4 Abstentions (Algeria, Brazil, China, United States)”
 31 Mar 2005